The Russian Five

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About this movie

In the late 1980s, the Detroit Red Wings worked to finally break their decades long Stanley Cup drought by extracting players from the Soviet Union, and in the process, changed the way North American hockey is played.

Ratings and reviews

I have been following this project for some time which led to having unrealistically high expectations for this documentary. Somehow this film surpassed these expectations. A must watch for any hockey fan, this film follows the Detroit Red Wings from the 1989 draft through until their successes of the late 90s. It was apparent that this film received the backing of the red wings and the hockey world as everyone who was key to that team made heartfelt contributions, including Wayne Gretzky. 11/10

So good. A must see for any Red Wings fan.

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